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Re: [PATCH] Remove "bashism" from contrib/thunderbird-patch-inline/appp.sh

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ÁGÁngel González <ingenit@zoho.com>
Date
Mar 28, 2011, 21:55 UTC
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Maxin john wrote:
> Remove "bashism" and minor corrections for
> contrib/thunderbird-patch-inline/appp.sh
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maxin B. John <maxin@maxinbjohn.info>
This is wrong.
You are replacing bash with sh:
> -#!/bin/bash
> +#!/bin/sh
but the script still uses bash-specific syntax (aka. bashishms):
> +
>  PATCH=$(zenity --file-selection)
> 
>  if [ "$?" != "0" ] ; then

So with your change the script won't be able to run on systems which don't have bash as /bin/sh

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  1. Remove "bashism" from contrib/thunderbird-patch-inline/appp.shMaxin john, Mar 27, 2011
  2. Ángel GonzálezMar 28, 2011
  3. Maxin johnMar 29, 2011
  4. Junio C HamanoMar 29, 2011
  5. Ángel GonzálezMar 29, 2011
  6. Maxin johnMar 30, 2011
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 30, 2011
  8. Maxin johnMar 30, 2011
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2011
  10. Ángel GonzálezMar 29, 2011
  11. Junio C HamanoMar 29, 2011
  12. Maxin johnMar 29, 2011
  13. Victor EngmarkMar 29, 2011

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